Susannah Stoner/Steiner

• Daughter of Abraham Stoner and Anna Wisseller
• Birth: 1792 in Union Township, Union, Berks, PA, United States
• Abraham Funk Family, along with Abraham Funk’s Mother Susanah Funk listed in 1860 United States Federal Census Illinois › Pike > Hadley
• Death: July 30, 1865 (73) in Beverly IL, Beverly, Adams County, IL, United States
• Place of Burial: Mound Prairie Ce, Beverly, Adams County, Illinois, United States
• Susannah Funk Stoner Find a Grave Memorial
• Abraham Stoner and Susanna Stoner (child) in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014.
• 1860 United States Federal Census for Susanah Funk Illinois Pike Hadley.

Married

• Married: Abraham Funk Sr. in 1810 in Pennsylvania, United States.

Children

• Elizabeth Funk; 1811–1815, died October 6, 1815 at 6 years and 5 months old
• John Funk; 1813–1815, died October 6, 1815 at 2 years and 8 months old
• Mary Ann Funk; 1814–1890
• Isaac Funk; 1816–1819
• Jacob Stoner Funk; 1818–1901
• Daniel Buckley Funk Sr., born February 22, 1820 in Montgomery, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States & died on November 30, 1888 (68) in Sterling, Sanpete County, Utah, United States. Married Mariah De Mille and Mary Jane Pectol. He is listed in his father’s Will.
• Abraham Funk; 1821–1870
• Jesse Funk; 1823–1824
• Solomon Funk; 1825–1887
• Joshua Funk; 1827–1828
• David Funk; 1833–1906

Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2

• Name Susannah Funk Gender Female
• Arrival Company or Notes Capt. Stoker Co.
• Child Daniel Buckley Funk
• Spouse Abraham Funk

Abraham Funk’s Will listed in the Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records Dated November 23, 1844.

History of ABRAHAM FUNK AND HIS WIFE SUSANNAH (born Stoner)

A deed dated May 11,1816 transferred land from Abraham Funk and his wife Susannah, to Isaac Ditters of Lower Providence in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In the land description an exception was made of a tract containing 87 perches which was given to John Funk Sr. for a site for a meeting house and a graveyard. The land was situated on the Germantown and Perkiomin turnpike road. At this time John Funk Sr. was the head of the Funkite church in the area around Skippack and Perkiomin. He was the son of Christian Funk, founder of the Funkite group who had been excommunicated from the Mennonite church because of favoring paying of revolutionary war taxes in 1777. Reverend Frank Shell Ballentine bought sixty-three perches of this land for $1 00 on February 1, 1930 from Joseph G. Gotwals, surviving trustee of the trust created by Abraham and Susannah Funk. Today what remains of the cemetery is included in the Evansburg State Park. Who were Abraham Funk and his wife Susannah? They are mentioned in old histories of the area and additional records of land transactions are in the record books of Montgomery County. Some of the references are not accurate, but if we accumulate all of them the truth begins to come out. April 1, 1806 Abraham Funk of Perkiomen and Skippack Twp. bought land from William and Elizabeth Towers of Providence. April 3, 1810 Abraham Funk of Perkiomen and Skippack Twp. bought land from John and Magdalena Custer. December 28, 1810 Abraham Funk of Perkiomen Township and Susannah his wife sold land to Christian Wismer of the same place. Susanna Stoner Funk April 1, 1811 Abraham Funk and Susanna his wife of the township of Lower Providence sold land to John Force of the same place. April 1, 1811 Abraham Funk of the township of Lower Providence and Susanna his wife sell land to John Funk of the township of Skippack and Perkiomen. April 1, 1812 John Custer of the township of Lower Providence in the County of Montgomery and State of Pennysylvania and Magdalene his wife sold to Abraham Funk of the same place land along the Germantown and Perkiomen turnpike. April 1, 1813 John Funk of Skippack and Perkiomen Twp. bought land from Abraham Funk and Susanna, his wife of Lower Providence. March 29, 1816 Abraham and Susanna Funk of Perkiomen Skippack Twp. bought land from Isaac Ditters and Maria of Lower 778 Providence. December 11, 1816 Abraham and Susanna Funk sold the land with the exemption for the cemetery to Isaac Ditters. They were listed as of Perkiomen and Skippack twp. February 26, 1817 Abraham and Susanna Funk of Perkiomen and Skippack Twp. sold three lots in Lower Providence to John Funk Sr. February 10, 1818 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Abraham Funk of Perkiomen and Skippack township in the County of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania yeoman and Susannah his wife of the one part and Abraham Wisler of the county of Chester transacted an exchange of land which had been received as part of the inheritance of Susannah Stoner Funk from her father, Abraham Stoner's estate. February 26, 1818 Abraham Funk of the township of Skip pack and Perkiomen farmer and Susanna his wife sold to John Funk Sr. of the same place, three lots or pieces of land in the township of Lower Providence. Other land transactions which are mentioned in some of these deeds as unrecorded are referred to in the deeds mentioned above during the time from about 1810 to 1819. The tax lists of the Skippack-Perkiomen Valley record the names of Abraham Funk and John Funk in 1811, 1812, 1813, 1815, 1816, this year also begins to list John Funk Jr. 1817,1818,1819 and after this time Abraham Funk is not listed. Abraham Funk is on the tax list of Berks County in 1821, 1822, and 1823. John Funk in 1821 and 1822. These deeds and records prove that Abraham Funk and Susanna his wife were living in the Skippack and Perkiomen area or Lower Providence during the time that the Funkite Cemetery land was given to the Funkite Church in the care of John Funk Sr. Among the graves in this cemetery are those of two small children who were the son and daughter of Abraham and Susanna Funk. They were buried the same day, October 6, 1815. Elizabeth, the daughter is listed in age as four years five months, and John Funk, the son as two years eight months. These graves are among the first graves dated in the cemetery. Their presence probably gives the reason for the land gift to be used by the Funkite Church. From information in these deeds we can assume that Abraham of Perkiomen and Skippack Twp. was old enough to buy land by 1806. By December 28, 1810 he is listed as married to Susannah and they are living in Perkiomen township. On April 1, 1811 they sell land to John Force and John Funk and list their residence as Lower Providence while John Funk is still living in Skippack and Perkiomen. On March 28, 1816 they are again living in Perkiomen-Skippack, but the last sale to John Funk lists land in Lower Providence. These areas are close in area and the names as found on tax lists and other documents seem to be almost interchangeable. An exact marriage date is not known forAbraham and Susannah Funk. From Berks County records we can prove that Susanna was the daughter of Abraham Stoner and his wife Ann or Anecha or Anecke Whistler, who lived in Union Township. The first child of Abraham and Susanna was Elizabeth, born April 15, 1811 and buried October 6, 1815. The son John was born January 18, 1813 and was buried the same day as his older sister. Ann or Annica Funk was born June 12,1814, she married W. Stephen Stebbins and then John Hunsaker, and died in 1890. Isaac Funk was born June 17, 1816 and died June 28, 1819. Mary Ann Funk was born about 1817 and died young. Jacob Stoner Funk was born May 24,1818, married Mary Sykes and died December 1, 1901. Daniel Buckley Funkwas born February 22, 1820, in MontgameryCo., Pa., married Mariah DeMille and died February 28,1887 in Sanpete County, Utah. Abraham Funk was born November 9, 1821, in Berks, Pa. Married Lucy Farmer, and died March 1870. Jesse Funk was born November 16, 1823 and died February 25, 1824. Solomon Funk was born May 2, 1825, married Jane Murphy, and died October 20, 1887. Joshua Funk was born September 16, 1827 and died February 9, 1828. Mary Funk was born May 28, 1830 and died November 13, 1870. David Funk was born June 21, 1833, married Sarah McCleery and no death date known. At an Orphans Court held at Reading in and for the County of Berks on the eleventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen before Robert Porter Esquire ... and at the petition of John Stoner, a son of Abraham Stoner late of the Township of Union... .deceased Setting forth that his said Father died about fourteen years since intestate leaving a widow to wit Ann since intermarried with John Funks and five children to wit the petitioner, Jacob, Magdalena wife of Henry Kupp, Susanna wife of Abraham Funk and Mary the last names is yet in her minority. ... That the said deceased owned land situate in Union Township, bounded by (various neighbors,) the river Schuykill, and Hopewell Furnace land. Petition was made to partition such land as directed by the laws of the commonwealth Afterward to wit At an Orphans Court held at Reading... on the sixth day of January in 1815. ...made return of the said writ with the schedule annexed... . Know all men by these presents that we John Stoner, one of the sons and legatees names in the last Will and Testament of Abraham Stoner late of Union township County of Berks and state of Pennsylvania deceased, Henry Kupp and Magdalena his wife late Stoner and one of the dauahters of the said deceased. Abrahm Funck and Susanna his wife another of the daughters of the said deceased and Abraham Wissler guardian of the person and estate of Jacob Stoner another of the sons of the said deceased, Mary Reppert who is intermarried with Samuel Reppert also one of the daughters of the said dec... do acquit release and forever discharge the Said John Wissler, John Fox and Ann his wife (executors)...from claims... .concerning the estate aforesaid. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seals date 16th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. This inheritance and the date may give reason for the sale of land near this time in the Perkiomen Skippack area. Some records in the family state that the son Jacob Stoner Funk was born in Lancaster County. We know that part of the land inherited in Berks County was sold in February of 1818. Daniel Buckley Funk was born in Montgomery County February 22,1820 and Abraham in the same county in November of 1821. Abraham Funk had stopped paying taxes in Montgomery County at this time, but was paying taxes in Berks County. By following the lead of tracing the name given to Daniel Buckley Funk, a son, there is a connection made with the Hopewell Furnace operation in Union Township. Daniel Buckley, a prominent man in the area and one of the partners owning the Hopewell Furnace, wrote a letter which is in the files of the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site dated December 20, 1820. A paragraph from this letter is quoted in the book by Joseph E. Walker, Hopewell Village, the Dynamics of a Nineteenth Century Iron-Making Community, page 281. "John Funk, the father of Abraham who you have agreed with, has an Inclination to move into your part of the country, if he can be provided with a house. Should it be convenient for you to let him have one, you will find him and his family Industrious sober and Honest people, and if it was in my power to furnish him with a house that would suit him I would be much Pleased if he would remain in this part of the Country ." From these documented facts we see that Abraham and Susanna Funk had been making changes in their ownership of property, business operations, and probably their place of residence. They had made some provisions for continuance of interests, as we note in the deed in the land sold to John Funk in 1818. It states: “together with free and uninterrupted liberty and privilege of…enjoy all the water that runs through the adjoining lands of Daniel Croll and John Funk Junr respectively the water to be taken along a ditch now used for that purpose for such use and purposes as the said Abraham Funk his heirs assigns shall from time to time see proper to use the same and to have full liberty and privileges to the said Abraham Funk his heirs and assigns and to his and their work…by him and them for that purpose employed to pass and repass along said ditch with horses wagons carts sleds or any other carriages of burthen to haul stones, timber, gravel or any other materials for amending or repairing across said creek where the water is now taken out for the purposes aforesaid for cleansing scouring amending or repairing said dam or watercourse or ditch with privilege of widening ditch to any width not exceeding one perch wide all which work to be done in seasonable times without any willful damage to the services of the land whereon said dame and water course are situated and to permit the courses of the land below said dam use the waste water running over the same as they shall from time to time see proper but said dam shall at no time hereafter be raised higher than twelve inches exceeding its present height the said Abrahm Funk his heirs and assigns shall also forever have and enjoy the privilege and use of the access road leading from the Turnpike road passing the Mansion house through the land of the said John Funk Junr. land all which privileges to be without the let hinderance of Christian Gotiwals his heirs and assigns under and subject...life to the privileges granted to Henry Gotiwals and Daniel Morgan their respective heirs and assigns a road or carting from the Turnpike road above mentioned along the road leading to the Norristown road and to and from their respective lands from the said Christian Gotiwals through the premises from said crossroad in a paallel course to and where the dividison line of said Henry Gotiwals and Daniel Morgan's land shall inersect said cross road as granted to Henry Gotiwals and Daniel Morgan by Indenture bearing date the 11 th of March A. D. 1815 (the foregoing tract of land is the same tract or piece of land and messauge thereone are deeded by Christian Gotiwals and Catharine his wife by Indenture under their hands and seals bearing the date 11th day of March A.D. 1815 for the consideration therein mentioned did grant and confirm unto the said Abraham Funk and to his heirs and assigns forever as in and by the said recited Indenture corded in the office for recording of deeds at 1: Norristown in and for the County of Mongomery in Deed Book No 34 page 245-246 relation being thereunto had appears)." From family records and tradition it is known that the Funk family was often involved in the owning and operation of mills. The above concern for continued access and use of water and access to dams might indicate that Abraham might still wish to have rights for future use. June II, 1823 Abraham and Susanna Funk signed the document disposing of the property of Susanna's mother, Ann Stoner Fox. It reads: "Know all men by these presents that whereas Abram, Stoner of the township of Union County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania dies intestate leaving a wife Ann Stoner afterwards intermarried to John Fox and five children namely Susannah wife of Abram Funk, Magdelena wife of Henry Cupp, John Stoner, Jacob Stoner and Mary Stoner wife of Samuel Reppert all of which became heirs to the dower due their mother after her death and died on the thirtyeth day of September 1822 which dower was due from the following persons viz dew.from Jacob Kerst eighty three dollars from Edward Bland one hundred forty six dollas and ninety three cents from Michael Gicker one hundred and forty nine dollars from the estate of David Rutter deceased twelve hundred and sixty five dollars and from Daniel Buckley and Company three hundred and sixteen 95/100 dollars. "Now know ye that we the said Susanna Funk, Magdelena Kupp John Stoner Jacob Stoner and Mary Reppert do confess and acknowledge that we have had and received of and from the said Jacob Kurst, Edward Bland, Michael Gicker estate of David Rutter deceased and from Daniel Buckley Company the different sums above soecified in the release and therefore we do abv these presents acauite release and discharge the said Jacob Kerst Edward Bland Michael Gicker estate of David Rutter deceased and Daniel Buckley Co of and from our respective shares of the dower due our late mother Ann Fox deceased whatsoever our executors or administrator may have claim challange or demand of or against the said mentioned Kerst Bland Gicker Rutter and Daniel Buckley Co. their executors or adminstrators in witnes whereof we have hereunto sett our hands and seals the 11th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three Abraham Funk (seal) Susannah (her mark) Funk (seal) Samuel Reppert (seal) Mary (her mark) Reppert (seal) Henry Kupp (seal) John Stoner (seal) Jacob Stoner (seal) Magdelena (her mark) Kupp (seal) Berks Count (seal)- personally appeared before me the subscriber the above signers and acknowledged the above release to be there act and deed and desired the same might be recorded as such according to law witness my hand and seal at Union Township the 11th day of June A.D. 1823 William Long... . Recorded compared and found to agree exactly Feb. 10th A.D. 1825 W.P. Smith. The above settlement of Ann Stoner Fox's dower is the last official document that is known at the present time of this Funk family in the state of Pennsylvania. The next child, Jesse Funk who was born November 16, 1823. Jacob Stoner, brother of Susanna settled in the same area. Abraham and Susanna later moved to Cincinnati where the last two children were born. About 1835 the family again moved to the area of Quincy, Illinois where Abraham died June 5, 1845. His wife Susanna died July 30, 1865 in Beverly, Adams County, Illinois.

Sources

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees by SmartCopy: Nov 15 2014, 23:32:08 UTC
• Census: 1860 -  Hadley, Pike County, Illinois
• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees by SmartCopy: Dec 28 2014, 4:23:55 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 3 2020, 2:35:38 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 17 2020, 21:12:26 UTC
• Abraham Stoner in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014